24. The advantages and disadvantages of my city

　　A person you know is planning to move to your town or city. What do you think this person would like and

　　dislike about living in your town or city? Why? Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay.

　　『分析』

　　这是一个讨论假设问题的题目。尽量展开想象。注意：不要只说my city，要指出你所在城市的名字， 比

　　如：Beijing, Shanghai等等。

　　人们会喜欢的有：女人喜欢商场;男人可能喜欢书店;大的公园、动物园;名胜古迹;文化氛围

　　人们会讨厌的有：交通堵塞;空气不新鲜;大城市的排外主义(exclusivism)、不友善(unfriendly);

　　『范文』

　　If my friend Joey wants to move to Beijing, I think even though she might find something she dislikes, she will

　　ultimately like this greatest city in our country.

　　The weather might be one thing that she dislikes. The weather in Beijing is characterized by dry climate and

　　it is much windy and dusty than that of Guangzhou city. Joey is very sensitive about her skin, so she will definitely

　　hate dusty winds in Beijing. Moreover, Beijing's winter is far too much colder than that of Guangzhou, it might

　　take Joey, as many other people came from the South, a very long time to get accustomed to. Nevertheless, she

　　might well enjoy winter in the North, since she has never seen snowflakes in reality before. I remembered the

　　shining of yearning and eager in her eyes when I once told her what the winter in the North looks like.

　　She might be always irritated by heavy traffic in Beijing, though taxis in Beijing cost much less than in

　　Guangzhou. When I was in Guangzhou, seldom was I trapped by traffic jams. It must be ridiculous for her to have

　　spent more than two hours and still didn't arrive at the destination which is merely 10 kilometers away. And the most

　　ludicrous thing is, even if you possess a private car, it is more likely to be useless, for parking lots are always

　　crowded, which means more time is to be wasted. Good news for her is that the bus system and that of subway in

　　Beijing are well developed and more convenient, and she won't have to bear that odor of bromhidrosis owing to

　　burning weather as she once experienced in buses of Guangzhou.

　　What she will definitely love is the cultural ethos of the city. Beijing has a history probably longer than any

　　other big city in China. To visit all historical landscapes in Beijing, she will need at least three years, no kidding!

　　Beijing has the most famous and excellent universities, the largest libraries, the richest museums, yet most

　　important of all, her best friend! Amazingly, in this aged city, people are sometimes more international. Joey is

　　especially fond of art, and Beijing is the right place for her, in which concerts of international singers or other

　　musicians are much frequent, and she will even be able to attend Cui Jian's casual private concert in a coffee shop

　　on a rainy autumn weekend.